Korea Open 2013: Sung Ji Hyun trounces Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in Women’s Singles quarter-final
Korea’s elite player Sung Ji Hyun continued her roller-coaster run in front of her home fans and reached into Women’s Singles semi-final after defeating Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in quarter-final clash at Victor Korea Open 2013 in Seoul, on Friday,
January 11.
The in-form Ji Hyun, who is currently World Number Seven in Women’s Singles standings, played with complete command in the arena and easily thrashed Porntip in just 30 minutes.
Korean lady was on a completely different level as she played with remarkable speed and precision on court and remained successful in crushing her lower ranked Thai challenger in straight sets with a lopsided margin.
On the contrary, the lower ranked Porntip tried her best to play positive badminton but failed to take charge of rallies at any stage and eventually lost this quarter-final match in straight games with a one-sided margin.
Ji Hyun delivered remarkably well from the starting rallies of first set as she played with spectacular speed and took over the control of the game.
The impressive craft and tricky game plan assisted Ji Hyun to keeps her rival in all sorts of trouble on court.
Korean shuttler progressed with a superb speed in the starting half and remained in lead on score board until the interval.
The underdog Porntip failed to play positive game after the one-minute break as she lost her focus in the arena.
Ji Hyun did not reduce the pace of the game at any stage and remarkable grabbed the first set with a reasonable 21-13 score on the board.
Porntip was once again in problem in the second set as she faced a hostile treatment from her rival who was at her best in the arena.
Ji Hyun displayed her incredible skills on court by taking the bird early from all areas and kept her upper hand over her rival.
In the second half of second game, the lofty Ji Hyun continued her comfortable run and easily grabbed the set by a comprehensive difference of 21-7.
The impressive Ji Hyun remained successful in securing her berth in semi-final after winning the quarter-final match with a stunning 21-13 and 21-7 score on the board.
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